Crispy Herb Braised Chicken Thighs
This is one of my favorite chicken recipes ever. Ever! It’s so satisfying, comforting, but still healthy. Try this chicken recipe and I promise it will become a staple in your household.
Yield: 4
Crispy Herb Braised Chicken Thighs
Prep time: 20 MinCook time: 1 H & 30 MTotal time: 1 H & 50 M
Ingredients
- 8 Chicken Thighs, bone-in and skin-on
- 1 TB Fresh Parsley, finely chopped
- 1 tsp Fresh Thyme, finely chopped
- 1 TB Fresh Rosemary, finely chopped
- 4 Garlic Cloves, minced and divided in half
- 1/2 tsp Ground Black Pepper
- 1/2 tsp Kosher Salt, plus more
- 1 Lemon, zested and cut into quarters
- 1/4 cup Olive Oil
- 3 TB Unsalted Butter
- 1/2 Yellow Onion, diced
- 2 TB AP Flour
- 1/2 cup White Wine (preferably dry like Sauvignon Blanc)
- 1 TB Dijon
- 2 cups Chicken Stock (Unsalted/Low Sodium)
- Avocado oil
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 300F.
- Pat chicken thighs dry on paper towels.
- Combine parsley, thyme, rosemary, pepper, 1/2 tsp salt, lemon zest, half of the minced garlic and olive oil, and set aside.
- Season chicken thighs with kosher salt.
- Bring a cast iron pan to high heat with avocado oil.
- Sear chicken skin side down until golden brown and crispy, without moving the chicken around. About 5 minutes.
- Remove chicken from pan and spoon over the herb mixture onto each piece of chicken.
- Drain off excess oil from the pan, while keeping the brown bits in the pan.
- Lower the heat to medium-low and add in butter, onions and garlic.
- Once the onions have sautéed for a couple minutes add in flour.
- Mix in the flour then add in white wine and dijon.
- Allow the wine to cook down for a minute then add in chicken stock.
- Simmer the sauce until it has thickened and reduced for about 3-4 minutes.
- Add the chicken back to the pan, nestle the lemon quarters around the chicken and place into the oven uncovered.
- Bake in the oven for 1 hour then remove and let rest uncovered for about 30 minutes.
- Remove the chicken from the pan, heat the sauce and season with salt to taste, then place the chicken back in the pan to heat everything up.
- This is great to serve with rice, pasta, potatoes or roasted vegetables.
